●Obliterate the sensible line between criminal attackers and legitimate users who are
authorized “to obtain or alter the same information” but do so in a manner or with a motive
disfavored by the server owner or expressed in unilateral terms of service (TOS) or
contractual agreements;
● Substantially increase maximum penalties for many violations to 20 years or more, giving
prosecutors a heavy hammer to hang over individuals charged with borderline offenses,
and ensuring even minor violations with little or no economic harm (which ought to be
misdemeanors at most) will be punished as felonies; and
● Make all CFAA violations a RICO predicate

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Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute. He also serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Editor of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy, and as a Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

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